8.12.12 Grid Settings

Origin supports to show the grid lines in the Graph window and Layout window.

Grid Settings in Graph page Grid Settings in Layout
Grid Setting 01.png Grid Setting 02.png


To show grid in the graph/ layout, you can:

  • Click Show Grids Popup Show Grids.png button in the Mini Toolbar. Then select Page Grid/ Show Grids in the drop-down list.

Or

  • Select View: Show: Page Grid/ Layer Grid or View: Show Grid



To customize the spacing of the grid lines, you can open the Grid Settings dialog:

  • Click Show Grids Popup Show Grids.png button in the Mini Toolbar. Then select Page Grid Settings.../ Grid Settings in the drop-down list.

Or

  • Select Format: Page Grid Setting... to open Grid Setting to add the grid on the graph.


Unit

Specifies spacing in units of inch or cm.

Offset

Specifies the offsets from top (vertical) or left (horizontal) of the page as to where the first grid line starts.

Spacing

Set the spacing of the graph page grid lines in the horizontal or vertical.

Snap Layers to Grid

Specifies whether snap the layers to the grid lines when the layers are moved or zoomed.

Note: the left-top corner of the layer is the anchor point for snapping by default. After checking this option, when you move the layer, the left-top corner of the layer will snap to the grid line. When you zoom the layer, it will resize to all corners to snap to grid lines.

Snap Objects to Grid

Specifies whether snap the graph objects to the grid lines when the objects are moved or zoomed.

Note: the left-top corner of the object is the anchor point for snapping by default. After checking this option, when you move the object, the left-top corner of the layer will snap to the grid line. In the Position tab of Object Properties dialog, you can change the anchor for snapping.

Snap to Grid

Specifies whether snap the graphs, tables, worksheets in the layout to the grid lines when the their are moved or zoomed.

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